NCERT Solutions for Class-6 Civics Chapter-6 Rural Administration

NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS

Question 1. What is the work of the police?
Answer:
1. It is the responsibility of the police to register all cases of theft, accident, injury, fight, etc.
2. The police have to investigate and take action on the cases within its area.

Question 2. List two things that the work of a Patwari includes:
Answer: Works of a Patwari (Any two),
1. To measure land
2. To maintain and update records of land 0 To collect revenue (Lagaan)

Question 3. What is the work of a tehsildar?
Answer: The tehsildars are the revenue officers working under the District Collector. The work of the tehsildar is,
1. To hear disputes regarding land.
2. To supervise the work of the Patwari and ensure that records are properly kept and land revenue is collected.
3. To make sure that farmers cm easily obtain a copy of their record.
4. Students can obtain their caste certificates from him.

Question 4. What issue is the poem trying to raise? Do you think this is an important issue? Why?
Answer:
1. The poem is trying to raise the issue of inheritance of daughters and mothers in the property of their father/husband.
2. I think this issue is an important issue as daughters after marriage are harassed for more dowry and money as they do not inherit a share in’ the property of their father or husband.
     (a) If they inherit their father’s property they can do enough to meet both ends.
     (b) No inlaws’ family would harass them for dowry if they inherit a share in the property of their husband.

Question 5. In what ways are the work of the Panchayat, that you read about in the previous chapter and the work of the Patwari related to each other?
Answer: The Patwari keeps a record of ownership of land, location, size, and other facilities. He also has to keep a copy in the office of the Panchayat for easy accessibility and no one can tamper with the records.

Question 6. Visit a police station and find out the work that the police have to do to prevent crime and maintain law and order in their area especially during festivals, public meetings etc.
Answer: The police do the following to prevent crime and maintain law and order in their area especially during festivals, public meetings etc.,
1. They deploy an additional Police force.
2. They increase vigil.
3. They deploy quick communication techniques.
4. They increase search work.
5. They increase surveillance.

Question 7. Who is in charge of all the police stations in a district? Find out.
Answer: The Deputy Commissioner or the District Magistrate is in charge of all the police stations in a district. He is normally an officer from the Indian Administrative Service.

Question 8. How do women benefit under the new law?
Answer: Under the new law, women are benefited in the way that they inherit the property of their father equally with their brothers and mother.

Question 9. In your neighbourhood are there women who own property? How did they acquire it?
Answer: The property can be acquired in the following ways,
1. A person can buy property from his own earnings. If the woman is employed and has saved enough, she can buy her own property.
2. A woman can get a share in the property, after the death of her husband.
3. A woman can inherit property, after the death of the father or the mother, if they have not left any SvilP or stating how the property is to be divided between the sons and daughters.